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Nelvana Three Probe Telemetry Visualization (Overlay & Graphs)

Consolidated probe telemetry visualization for Nelvana Three: a multi‑platform engineering telemetry package that appears as a holographic planetary overlay in Main Engineering and as layered, timestamped graphs on engineering consoles (including Main Bridge). Combines base topography, probe trajectory traces, telemetry graphs, color‑coded anomaly markers, and timestamped sensor traces (impulse/warp output, deceleration curves, vessel identifiers). Interactive (flickers/glitches with fluctuating readings) and manipulable by Geordi La Forge and Data for diagnostic analysis, tactical reconstruction, and evidentiary playback during 'The Defector'.

3 appearances

Purpose

To present live probe telemetry and analytic visualizations that allow engineers and officers to interrogate probe behavior, compare sensor feeds, and test competing interpretations of incomplete data.

Significance

Serves as the narrative pivot that converts a philosophical dispute about instinct versus facts into an operational crisis: shifting readings displayed on the overlay force immediate tactical decisions and expose gaps in Data's inability to 'fill in' missing information.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S3E10 · The Defector

Calculated Provocation: The Warbird That Didn't Close

The engineering power data log supplies layered, timestamped graphs of impulse output and deceleration spikes that Geordi scrubs in slow motion; it provides the numerical backbone for his claim that the warbird intentionally matched the scout's crippled speed.

Before: Archived telemetry and power traces associated with the encounter, intact and timestamped in ship systems.

After: Queried and analyzed; specific deceleration markers and annotations have been surfaced and are now part of the bridge's evidentiary record.

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S3E10 · The Defector

Picard Raises the Possibility of a Fabricated Wound

The Engineering Power Data Log supplies timestamped impulse and power metrics for both the scout and the warbird; Geordi calls it up and scrubs the playback, using its tracelines to demonstrate matching deceleration spikes and precise timing that suggests deliberate behavior.

Before: Stored in engineering systems as archived telemetry tagged with sensor timestamps and available for replay.

After: Actively referenced and incorporated into the slow‑motion replay; flagged in engineering as evidence for command review.

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S3E10 · The Defector

When Gut Meets Data — A Probe's Left Turn

The Nelvana Three Telemetry Grid Overlay visually contextualizes probe returns over a holographic rendering of the planet. It accepts parameter changes and highlights coordinates; during the argument it provides the spatial frame for both men to argue about what the facts show and then flickers/updates when telemetry shifts.

Before: Projected over the rendering of Nelvana Three, steady and mapping current telemetry and coordinates.

After: Updates and flickers in response to incoming changed data, indicating a dynamic and potentially hazardous situation on Nelvana Three.

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